Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fund

据报道，Polymarket 从小唐纳德·特朗普的投资基金筹集了 3 亿美元

The popular prediction market Polymarket has raised $300 million from 1789 Capital as part of a new funding round totaling around $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. 据《华尔街日报》援引匿名消息来源报道，热门预测市场 Polymarket 已从 1789 Capital 筹集了 3 亿美元，这是其总额约 10 亿美元新一轮融资的一部分。

1789 Capital, an investment fund in which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, previously invested $200 million in the prediction site. The firm has funded other controversial tech-related projects, including the Enhanced Games, the so-called “steroid Olympics” founded by veterans of various tech companies. TechCrunch has reached out to Polymarket for comment. 1789 Capital 是一家由小唐纳德·特朗普担任合伙人的投资基金，此前曾向该预测网站投资了 2 亿美元。该公司还资助过其他颇具争议的科技相关项目，包括由多家科技公司资深人士创立的“增强运动会”（Enhanced Games），即所谓的“类固醇奥运会”。TechCrunch 已联系 Polymarket 请求置评。

Prediction markets have come under increased regulatory scrutiny, as many state governments seek to institute new rules around how (or even if) the sites can be used by residents. There are at least 20 states engaged in litigation against prediction sites over sports wagers offered on those sites. 预测市场正受到越来越多的监管审查，许多州政府正寻求制定新规则，以规范居民如何使用（甚至是否允许使用）这些网站。目前至少有 20 个州因这些网站提供的体育博彩业务而对预测网站提起诉讼。

The federal government, meanwhile, has frequently sought to defend the prediction industry from state regulation. The Trump administration has argued that the sole regulator of the industry should be the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), not state governments. The CFTC has sued at least nine states over their attempts to regulate the industry. 与此同时，联邦政府经常试图保护预测行业免受州级监管。特朗普政府主张，该行业的唯一监管机构应该是商品期货交易委员会（CFTC），而非州政府。CFTC 已经就至少九个州试图监管该行业的行为对其提起了诉讼。

A coalition of 44 state attorneys general recently signed a letter arguing that the CFTC does not have the authority to regulate sports-related wagers on prediction sites. The New York Times has reported that Donald Trump Jr. recently appeared at an event involving conservative state attorneys general, where he described the prediction industry as already having “robust oversight” and characterized prediction sites as a tool “overseen by federal officials, not state attorneys general.” 由 44 位州总检察长组成的联盟最近签署了一封信，认为 CFTC 无权监管预测网站上的体育相关博彩。《纽约时报》报道称，小唐纳德·特朗普最近出席了一场有保守派州总检察长参加的活动，他在会上称预测行业已经拥有“强有力的监管”，并将预测网站描述为一种“由联邦官员而非州总检察长监管”的工具。